When will our Children feel protected? When will our young girls be protected from horny predators? New reports from Punch Newspaper below....
The police in Ogun State have arraigned a 40-year-old carpenter, Adewunmi Adedoyin, for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl in Magboro town, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state.
The suspect was arraigned on Wednesday before a Chief Magistrates’ Court, Owode-Egba, with charge number M00/365c,which stated that the accused had committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 218 of the Criminal Code Vol 1 Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria 2006.
Adedoyin, who resides at 58 Miracle Avenue, Magboro, Ibafo, allegedly committed the offence on October 18, 2015.
He was said to have been apprehended by neighbours who heard the victim screaming. The mother of the victim was said to be attending a church programme not far from their home when the incident occurred.
The suspect was immediately handed over to the police in Ibafo.
He was subsequently transferred to Ogun State Police Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, and thereafter charged to court.
The mother of the victim, who is a trader, commended the neighbours for rescuing her daughter.
She said, “I was in the church when I received information about the incident and had to rush down to the police station.”
She explained that her daughter was later taken to a private hospital in the town for examination.
She added that a doctor in the hospital insisted on collecting N15, 000 before he would release the result, which would be tendered in the court during further hearing of the case.
Source: Punch Newspaper
#SaveourGirls
No comments:
Post a Comment